Release Questions — Ask the Inmate
The days and weeks leading up to a release date are filled with practical questions that the facility is often not equipped to answer clearly. What time will they be released? What do they leave with? What happens if the release date changes? What is the difference between a projected release date and an actual release date? This section covers everything families need to know about the release process including how release dates are calculated, what good time and earned time credits do to the projected date, what an inmate receives upon release, how transportation from the facility works, what the first 24 hours after release typically look like, and how to prepare as a family for the moment the door opens. The guidance here comes from people who have walked out those doors and from families who were waiting on the other side. See also our sections on Halfway House, Parole and Probation, and Re-entry and Rehabilitation.
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Unless there is massive oversrowding, the release date normally facotrs in the good time credits - so that date is when they'll most probably get out
Read moreIt will depend on how they treat the "escape". If they minimalize the importance since he was in the halfway house then he will be released on his out date. The court might make a big deal there is a chance he could go back with some time added for the escape. The real question is, why on earth would he escape from a minimum security release facility with less than a month to go? Stupid!!
Read moreYou get out on your release date. If something happens at court where the judge dismisses the case, then they will leave at that time. If it's just a court date where no decision is rendered, there will not be an early release.
Read moreThe out date is the release date. The "update" is a change to the file, it might be for a court date or something else.
Read moreThe whole 25 days unless there is severe overcrowding
Read moreIf the information your inmate has in writing what the release date is, THAT is the release date. Forget what is on the Internet. Not all of the available inmate searches online are timely or accurate. Rely on the paperwork.
Read morethe facility has that information, ask to speak to the case manager
Read moreHe needs to wake up and go see the counselor himself. If there is a hold, he HAS to be informed. We would be surprised if he didn't know already (and maybe doesn't want to tell you). The way it works is when you are so close to the door (8 months is short time), your counselor is meeting with you at least twice a month. They are gathering information to position the release, approve the next residence, etc. If
Read moreMilestone credits are a program in the California state prison system (CDCR) for non-violent, second strike drug offenders. Prior to 2014, non-violent second strikers were given 20% credit for the time they served, but that number was increased to 33.3% last year. For example, under the previous system, an inmate sentenced to one year in prison would have been eligible for release after 304 days, however, under the new system the same inmate would now be eligible for release
Read moreThe most direct way is to ask him. He can get his projected release date from his case manager or unit counselor at any time, and he can pass it along to you during a call or in a letter. If you want to look it up yourself, start with the state Department of Corrections offender search for whatever state he is in. Most state DOC websites have a public inmate locator that shows the current facility and, in
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